Bartow entered their game against Windermere on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bartow Yellow Jackets came up short against the Windermere Wolverines, falling 68-48. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Wolverines are ranked ninth).
Several Yellow Jackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Messiah Borders, who posted 17 points. Another player making a difference was Ja'Kylen Crossley, who scored 11 points.
Bartow's loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-8. As for Windermere, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Bartow does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Windermere, they will challenge Dr. Phillips on Wednesday. Windermere knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 24 contests -- so hopefully Dr. Phillips likes a good challenge.
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